The Bruery Black Orchard

Brewed by The Bruery
Style: Belgian Ale
Placentia, California USA

Courtesy phillybeer. Black/brown/ruby. Small tan head. Mild aroma- spicy, yeasty, sweet/rich?. Witbier flavor with a bit of black malt bitterness. Medium/light body, well carbonated.

Bouteille de 750 ml obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur de céréales avec une pointe fruitée. Apparence: La couleur est noire avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un large col beige mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de céréales avec une pointe d’épices et de fruité. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement minérale. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence d’épices en arrière goût. (Rating #2688)

Dark brown pour with a small off white head. Aroma is of oats, floral spice, oats caramel and toast. Flavor contains a surprising roasted barley note with some smokiness and further oat notes. Medium body with a dryish finish typical of wheat malt. Very interesting and unique.

Very dark brown with lighter brown edges. Aromas are very nice, sour cherry, lightly roasted wheat and some floral/lavender qualities. Palate is lightweight and rather thin, finishes watery and a bit mineral. Flavors aren’t notable beyond the roasted malts.

750ml bottle, dark brown color, with a tan-colored head, roasted, chocolate, toasted malt nose, with a faint black coffee, mild chocolate cake, cookie dough accent,with a light fruity, winey, funky note, witihin a vinous aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty, spritzy, wheaty, toasted, roasted malt, and an ashen hint in the character, with a faint black coffee, dark chocolate flavor, with some dusty, mushroom, earthy barnyard accents, with a doughy, spiced fruitcake note, leading towards a mild black chocolate, coffee, dry roastiness finish.

Pours an opaque black with a large, clingy-lacing froth of dark tan head. Has a sweet dark caramel and milk chocolate nose with some doughy Belgian yeasty notes and a hint of tartness. Starts very effervescent with some dark caramely sweetness and mild light fruity tart notes before a drier, bready slightly more bitter finish. A pretty true to style and drinkable Belgian ale.

750 ml bottle of possible infection or subpar beer, I’m hoping it’s the former. Poured a deep dark brownish/black with a ridiculously large beige frothy head that started to overflow from the bottle, hence my hint of a possible infection. The aroma had that classic, I’m sour and have vinegar notes but they don’t belong. The remainder of the aroma was notes of cereal grains, mild chocolate malts, spices, and sour milk. The body on this one was screaming infection...complete and total foam shooting up for almost two minutes upon opening. The flavor has lots of vinegar, moldy old bread, old chocolate, soy and lactose. God dammit where on my profile does it say send me infected beers?? I love beer but it seems lately I am getting way too many infections.....seriously.

750ml bottle @ Immy’s Backyard Throwdown. Pours hazy copper in color with full foamy tan head. Aroma malty, sweet and spicy. Taste malty, spicy and citrus orange with bitter finish.